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Dave Robertson leads group of rural MPs demanding action to fix 5G rollout and rural mobile coverage
Dave Robertson has led a group of more than twenty rural MPs in writing to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee and to the Minister for the Digital Economy, warning that Britain’s telecoms system is failing rural communities and holding back the UK’s 5G rollout. In many rural communities, coverage comes from only a single mobile network operator, leaving residents with patchy signal, fewer choices, and higher costs to secure reliable connectivity. Not a single p
Mar 91 min read


Dave Robertson welcomes Staffordshire Wildlife Trust to Bown Pond
Fradley MP Dave Robertson invited Staffordshire Wildlife Trust to Bown Pond earlier this year, to show the Trust just what it brings to...
Sep 30, 20251 min read


Local MP and councillors call for meaningful action to stop speeding at Blithfield Reservoir
A wide variety of measures which could stop speeding at Blithfield Reservoir were discussed at a key meeting last Friday. Reducing the...
Sep 29, 20253 min read


Plan to close kiln at Armitage Shanks could see job cuts
Plans to close a large kiln at Armitage Shanks have put jobs at risk. Around 100 workers could be impacted by the move. Armitage MP Dave...
Sep 29, 20251 min read


Three local schools among the first in the country to get massive nurseries boost
St Stephen's Primary, in Fradley. Picture: Google Streetview Three schools in our area are among the first in the country to get funding...
Apr 15, 20253 min read


Dave Robertson demands action over 3,000 hours of sewage spilled in just one ward
Lichfield's MP has called for water bosses to face the consequences of their failures over the last 14 years. Mr Robertson, who...
Feb 12, 20252 min read
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